Arbitration Agreements Upheld in FCRA Class Action Against Major Retailers
October 6, 2022
A federal judge based in Pennsylvania has sent a proposed class action lawsuit against two major retailers alleging violations of the Fair Credit Reporting...
Supreme Court Ruling Limits Federal Jurisdiction Over Arbitration Awards
The U.S. Supreme Court has issued a decision clarifying when federal courts have the jurisdiction to rule on motions to confirm, modify, or vacate arbitration awards under...
House of Representatives Passes Legislation Banning Employment Arbitration Agreements
The U.S. House of Representatives has passed a bill that would prevent employers from enforcing agreements to settle disputes in private arbitration, which are...
New Jersey Appellate Court Rules Against State’s Mandatory Arbitration Ban
New Jersey’s ban on mandatory arbitration provisions has faced several setbacks since it was enacted in 2019, and now it has faced another. A case recently before...
Improve Workplace Responses to Sexual Harassment After the Ban of Mandatory Arbitration
The Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act of 2021 was signed into law on March 3rd, 2022 prohibiting mandatory arbitration of...
Bill Ending Mandatory Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Harassment Claims
President Biden has signed the widely anticipated bill, The Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act of 2021 (H.R. 4445), into law. This new...
House Passes Bill Prohibiting Mandatory Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Harassment Claims
The United States House of Representatives has passed the Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act of 2021, which will prohibit...
Fifth Circuit Upholds Agreement to Arbitrate Discrimination Claims
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has ruled in favor of an employer’s motion to compel arbitration for an employee’s claims of discrimination based on...